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| Health & Personal Care is written by New Brunswick’s Charlotte LeBlanc, a Holistic Nutritional Practitioner who offers commentary and current information on making healthy living choices. Nutritional and lifestyle choices are discussed as well as plain talk about you being healthy and wise, by living a wellness-based lifestyle using the four S’s: Staying positive, Sound nutrition, Stress management and Safe and natural options to build and maintain health. |
A LITTLE BIT ON MENTAL HEALTH
When we begin asking ourselves if we are losing our mind, getting annoyed at ourselves because we keep misplacing things or even getting anxious over the changes, we may want to investigate the symptoms instead of blaming everything on stress or age. Probably the greatest fear is that of Alzheimer’s disease. It is not necessarily true that memory deteriorates as we age. Occasional memory loss or forgetfulness are a natural part of life at virtually any age. With proper nutrition, exercise and sleep, memory use should remain sharp and active well into one’s nineties or beyond. The following are common conditions often misdiagnosed as mental disease: · Low or unstable blood sugar · Candidiasis or parasites · Chronic fatigue · Hormone imbalance · Nutrient imbalances in the body and the brain · Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) · Thyroid disorder There may be numerous other factors involved in contributing to mental conditions: · Alcohol, drugs (legal or non-legal), smoking · Food allergies · Stress – physical or mental · Heavy metal intoxication · Environmental allergies or poisons · Legal therapies such as shock treatment Some or all of the above may contribute to brain fog, panic attacks, fatigue, aches and pain, chronic diseases, or emotional disorders. Join us next week with tips on how you can help preserve your brain function with nutrition. Disclaimer: The advice detailed in this article assumes that you are a normally healthy adult. The author, publishers cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage suffered by individuals as a result of following advice in this article. For all your nutrition needs contact us at: CJM LeBlanc Healthworks, Centreville Mall, 121-342 Main St., Shediac, N.B. E4P 2E7, tel: (506)533-8885, fax: 532-8644, e-mail: charlotteebl@rogers.com, web site: www.wellness-healthworks.com For information on 'Food Allergies or Sensitivities' click here
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FOOD ALLERGIES OR SENSITIVITIES
Environmental or food allergies affect more than half the population. Many people are not even aware that their symptoms are due to allergies. An allergy is an unnatural immune response to a substance, whether it is absolutely natural or not. It can be anything in the environment as well as food. It is substances that can be completely harmless to certain people and others it will stop them in their tracks. Allergies can mimic almost any ailments and can affect any part of your body. The most common sign of an allergy is fatigue; a tiredness that is not helped by rest. Other common signs of allergies: dark puffy circles under the eyes, stuffy nose, chronic sinus problems, intestinal problems, minor aches and pains, headaches, rashes, sweating, fluid retention, high blood pressure, sleep disturbance, irritability, anxiousness, lack of concentration, suppressed immune system, just to name a few.You are unique. Environmental and Food sensitivities have different reactions in different people. Keep a diary. Finding the source of allergies is a process of elimination. Consult a nutritional consultant or other practitioners who specialize in the detection and management of allergies and sensitivities.
Staying healthy is your choice. For more information on nutrition or managing allergies contact use at:
CJM LeBlanc HealthWorks: (506) 533-8885, fax: 532-8644, Centreville Mall, 342 Main St., Shelia, N.B. E4P 2E7; Tel: 506 533-8885; E-mail: charlotteleb@rogers.com, web site: www.wellness-healthworks.com For information on 'Empty Calorie Soft Drinks' click here
New Study Should Spur Action to Oust Soda, Says CSPI
Statement of CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson The new Pediatrics report provides dramatic evidence that the empty calories in soda and noncarbonated soft drinks promote weight gain in overweight teenagers. If the soft drink industry had any respect for children's health, it would extend its recent pull-out from elementary schools and remove soda, "sports" drinks, and other high-calorie beverages from middle and high schools. School boards and legislatures that haven't ejected soda from all schools already should see this study as another compelling reason why they should do so. The small profit that schools earn from soda sales does not justify a practice that causes health problems in students. For more information visit www.cspinet.org/canada For information on 'Alternative Care for Psoriasis' click here
Psoriatic attacks can be stimulated by anxiety, illness, drugs, poison ivy or oak, skin damage (such as cuts, lacerations, surgery and sunburn), food allergies, nutrient deficiencies and several infections, bacterial or viral in origin. The true cause is unknown. A good rule of thumb is that, if you itch today, then you ate something yesterday that your skin cannot tolerate. - Eat a varied diet of whole foods. Keep a diary. This will help you discover which foods irritate your skin.
- Rotate foods, eliminating wheat and associated wheat products for several months.
- Add: garlic, onions, parsley, olive oil, ground up flaxseeds, olives, whole grain pastas as well as fresh fruits and vegetables.
- Consume foods high in omega-3 fatty acids, such as salmon, sardines, mackerel and herring or purhase a high quality (impurities removed) fish oil supplement.
- Orally each day on a rotating basis, take one tablespoon of a natural oil, such as olive and flaxseed (dark bottles).
- Increase intake of pure water.
- Citrus fruits may aggravate psoriasis in some individuals.
- Avoid all alcohol, nuts (except almonds), aromatic spices (mustard, pepper, curry, etc.)
Aromatherapy: - Aromatherapy can be of some help. Beware of inexpensive therapeutic oils. They can sometimes do more harm than good especially when dealing with skin.
Hydrotherapy: - During acute phases soak for 45 minutes (for profound relaxation effect) daily, in a neutral bath (body temperature) which half a pound or more of sea salt has been dissolved (pat dry).
- Topical Treatment: apply seawater to skin with cotton several times daily. Top that with pure aloe vera gel, fresh from the plant.
Juice therapy: - Wolfberry, Apple and carrot, beet and carrot, blueberry. Remember no citrus.
Mind body therapy: - Deep breathing exercises, meditation or any stress reduction techniques.
Let me know how it works for you. Disclaimer: This information is for educational purposes and is not meant to diagnose or treat illness. The author, publishers cannot accept responsibility for loss or damage suffered by individuals as a result of following advice in this article.
CJM LeBlanc Healthworks, 342 Main Street, Suite 121, Shediac, N.B. E4P 2E7, Tel: 506 533-8885, fax: 532-8644, e-mail: charlotteleb@rogers.com, web site: www.wellness-healthworks.com
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